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Elamurugan Shankar
🇮🇳FIDE 46653333· Male· India· Born in 2004
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Elamurugan Shankar, a 22-year-old Indian player, is rated 1461 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800 and Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament. He had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2015–2018), 14 months (2018–2019), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 27 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1461
Standard
Rpd1435·Blz—
All-time high
1461
at best
Feb 2026 · age 22
Feb 2026 · age 22
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#200,195
#200,195 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1423 → 1461
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1461
at age 22
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 20
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1067 → returned at 1423
Feb 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800perf 1797 (+345) · 5.5/7 · #125
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1423 → 1461
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
7W1D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPranav Varshan A S1,688·Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R2·+16.1
2.[W]vsSanjay G1,562·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R9·+13.1
3.[W]vsPranav Koushik1,549·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R5·+12.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAkshat K1,537·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R7·-7.6
2.[L]vsAkhil Bhuvanesh Reddy P1,567·RV CHESS ACADEMY 1st International Rating Chess Tournament for Below 1800·R2·-6.8
3.[L]vsInba Ilavarasan S1,588·Vimana City 1st International Open FIDE Rated Chess Tournament·R3·-6.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #125 | 1797 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #283 | 1623 | +20.6 |
Rankings
/
India
#14,453
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#43,973
in continent
World
#200,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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